| CURRENT PROJECTS TheatreWorks (Palo Alto, California) The Pitmen Painters (West Coast premiere) (director: Leslie Martinson) (opens in January 2012) The Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Boulder, Colorado) Richard III (director: Tina Packer) (opens in June 2012) Treasure Island (director: Carolyn Howarth) (opens in July 2012) The Starlight Theatre (Rockford, Illinois) Christmas Carol (director: Michael Webb) (opens in November 2011) Rocky Horror Picture Show (director: Michael Webb) (opens in February 2012) Murder Is Easy (director: Michael Webb) (opens in March 2012) Sweeney Todd (director Michael Webb) (opens in June 2012) Into the Woods (director Michael Webb) (opens in June 2012) Nine to Five (director Michael Webb) (opens in June 2012) Little Women (director Michael Webb) (opens in June 2012) Peninsula Youth Theatre (Mountain View, California) Cinderella (opens in March 2012) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (opens in May 2012) University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Chicago (director: Linda Goodrich) (opens in April 2012) ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF SCENIC DESIGNS (FULL LIST PROVIDED UPON REQUEST - OVER 250 PRODUCTIONS) TheatreWorks (Palo Alto, California) 22 productions between 1997 - 2010, including: Snow Falling on Cedars (West Coast premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2011) To Kill a Mockingbird (director: Robert Kelley, 2010) Twentieth Century (Regional premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2009) Dessa Rose (West Coast premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2006) Dolly Wests Kitchen (American premiere) (director: Robert Kelley, 2005) Legacy Codes (World premiere) (director: Amy Gonzalez, 2003) Bat Boy (Palo Alto & San Francisco productions) (director: Linda Goodrich, 2003) Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Boulder, Colorado) 13 productions between 2007 - 2011, including: Romeo & Juliet (director: Lynne Collins, 2011) Taming of the Shrew (director: Stephanie Shine, 2010) Hamlet (director: Philip Sneed, 2009) Macbeth (director: Lynne Collins, 2008) Loves Labours Lost (director: Gavin Cameron-Webb, 2008) The Starlight Theatre (Rockford, Illinois) 34 productions between 2007 & 2011, including: After Dark (director: Michael Webb, 2011) Chicago (director: Michael Webb, 2010) Aida (director: Michael Webb, 2010) Evita (director: Michael Webb, 2009) The Producers (director: Michael Webb, 2009) Active Arts Theatre (Oakland, California) Strega Nona (National Tour starting in 2009) (director: Tracy Ward) American Musical Theatre of San Jose (San Jose, California) Christmas Dreamland (World premier) (director: Tim Bair, 2005) West Side Story (director: Stephen Bourneuf, 2005) The Big Bang (director: Christopher Scott, 2003) Damn Yankees (director: Dianna Shuster, 2002) Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley, California) Sundiata (World premier) (director: Coleman Domingo, 2002) The Cleveland Playhouse (Cleveland, Ohio) 6 productions between 1994 & 1996, including: A Grand Night for Singing (scenic & lighting design) (director: Loretta Greco, 1996) The Lower Rooms (director: Victoria Pero, 1994) The Magic Theatre (San Francisco, California) 3F, 4F (World premier) (director: Pam MacKinnon, 2005) The Stardust Casino (Las Vegas, Nevada) A Stardust Christmas (Christmas concert starring John Brack, 2003) Peninsula Youth Theatre (Mountain View, California) 47 productions between 1997 & 2011, including Pinocchio (2011) Peter Pan (2008) Cats (2006 & 2011) Les Miserables (2003 & 2009) Aladdin (2001) The Remy Bumppo Theatre (Chicago, Illinois) The Voysey Inheritance (director: James Bohnen, 2008) Center Repertory Theatre (Walnut Creek, California) Cowgirls (director: Eleanor Reissa, 2004) Dont Dress for Dinner (director: Gillian Eaton, 2003) Collected Stories (director: Gillian Eaton, 2003) Amys View (director: David Hay, 2002) Opera San Jose (San Jose, California) The Magic Flute (director: Michael McConnell, 2003) Kaiser Permanente Educational Theatre (Northern & Southern California ) The Best Me (H.E.A.L) (touring production) (2006) Nightmare on Puberty Street (touring production) (2002) Zips Great Day (touring production) (2000) The Monomoy Theatre (Cape Cod, Massachusetts) 15 productions between 1993 & 2004, including Carousel (director: Alan Rust, 1999) The Winslow Boy (director: Susan Gregg, 1994) The Lion in Winter (director: Malcolm Morrison, 1993) OTHER THEATRES DESIGNED FOR INCLUDE: Judith Anderson Theatre, NYC Harold Clurman Theatre, NYC 29th Street Theatre, NYC Marin Theatre Company Foothill Theatre Company Theatrical Arts International Theatre Rhinoceros Cabrillo Stage Palo Alto Players The Willows Theatre San Jose Stage Company Diablo Light Opera Company San Jose Childrens Musical Theatre Contra Costa Musical Theatre Cumberland Valley High School Theatre Woodminster Theatre Peninsula Center Stage Douglas Morrison Theatre Canton Players Guild Bayfront Theatre Shotgun Players Saratoga Drama Group Busbarn Theatre Company Starstruck Theatre The Wildwood Festival UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE THEATRES DESIGNED FOR INCLUDE: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Chicago (director: Linda Goodrich) (opens in April 2012) Solano College Theatre (Fairfield, CaliforniA) 15 productions between 2001& 2009, including How to Succeed Without Really Trying (director: Dianna Shuster, 2009) Fences (director: Peter Callender, 2005) Harvey (director: Nancy Carlin, 2004) Amadeus (director: George Maguire, 2003) Angels in America (director: George Maguire, 2001) The Hartt School (University of Hartford, Connecticut) 17 productions between 1997 & 2001, including Romeo & Juliet (director: Malcolm Morrison, 2001) Anything Goes! (director: Ed Burgess, 2000) Brigadoon (director: Alan Rust, 1999) Battleship Potemkin (World premier) (director: Henry Fonte, 1998) University of Miami Ring Theatre (Miami, Florida) Urinetown (director: Lynn McNutt, 2010) Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) The Memory of Water (director: Jan Kozuminski, 1997) Napa Valley College Theatre (Napa, California) A Little Night Music (2002) University of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Cinderella (British Pantomime Version) (director: Richard Mangan, 1995) Ohio University (Athens, Ohio) Mad Forest (scenic, costume & projection design) (director: William Fisher, 1993) A Streetcar Named Desire (director: Robert Winters, 1999) A Midsummer Nights Dream (director: Henson Keys, 1992) Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep School (San Francisco, California) Resident Scenic Designer & Lecturer (1996 2001) LIGHTING, COSTUME, DUAL, OR SCENOGRAPHIC DESIGN The Cleveland Playhouse (Cleveland, Ohio) A Grand Night for Singing (scenic & lighting design) (director: Loretta Greco, 1996) Unsung Cole (scenic & lighting design) (director: Scott Kanoff, 1996) Songs the Harrigans Sang (scenic & lighting design) (director: Bill Hoffman, 1996) The Lesson (scenic, costume & lighting) (director: Jonathan Kronenberger, 1995) The Spirit of Life (lighting design) (director: David Eliet, 1995) The Lower Rooms (director: Victoria Pero, 1994) Shotgun Players (Berkeley, California) Baal (director: Patrick Dooley, 1996) The Maids (set, lighting, and costume designer) (director: Katie Bales, 1997) Canton Players Guild (Canton, Ohio) Jesus Christ Superstar (lighting designer) (1995) Bayfront Theatre (San Francisco, California) Pino Stands Alone (costume design) (1996) ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGN EXPERIENCE Salzburg Festspielhaus (Salzburg, Austria) Boris Godunov (designer: Herbert Wernicke, 1994) Jewish Repertory Theatre (New York City, New York) Edith Stein (designer: Ursula Belden, 1994) American Place Theatre (New York City, New York ) Hal Prince Musical Theatre Workshops (designer: Ursula Belden, 1993) AWARDS & HONORS 2 0 1 0 Keynote speaker for United States Institute for Theatre Technology American College Theatre Festival, region VII, conference in Reno 2 0 0 9 Camera's Eye Award nomination for Scenic Design of Much Ado About Nothing at Colorado Shakespeare Festival 2 0 0 8 Ovation Award for Scenic Design of Macbeth at Colorado Shakespeare Festival 2 0 0 7 International Falstaff Award nomination for Scenic Design: Twelfth Night Arty Award nomination - Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Bat Boy Elly Award for Scenic Design of Beauty & the Beast, & nomination for Scenic Design or Sweeney Todd 2 0 0 6 Elly Award nominations for Scenic Design of Sweeney Todd and Beauty & the Beast Arty Award - Best Scenic Design of a Drama: Fences Arty Award - Best Scenic Design of a Youth Musical: Beauty & the Beast Arty Award nominations - Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Beauty & the Beast, Sweeney Todd, and Suessical. 2 0 0 5 Bay Area Theatre Critic's Circle Award nomination - Outstanding Scenic Design - Crowns Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Beauty & the Beast Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Dolly West's Kitchen Elly Award nomination for Scenic Design of Cabaret Elly Award nomination for Scenic Design of Fences Elly Award nomination for Scenic Design of Seussical 2 0 0 4 Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of All My Sons Bay Area Theatre Critic's Circle Award nomination - Outstanding Scenic Design - Bat Boy Elly Award for Scenic Design of Lion in Winter Arty Award for Scenic Design Lion in Winter 2 0 0 3 Inland Theatre Award for Scenic Design of Sweeney Todd Arty Award for Scenic Design of The Sound of Music Elly Award for Scenic Design of The Sound of Music Elly Award nomination for Scenic Design of Amadeus 2 0 0 2 Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of A Streetcar Named Desire Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Over the River and Through the Woods Elly Award nomination for Scenic Design of Harvey 2 0 0 1 Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award - Outstanding Scenic Design - Jekyll & Hyde Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award Nomination - Outstanding Scenic Design - Floyd Collins Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Fences Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Dont Dress for Dinner 2 0 0 0 Shellie Award - Outstanding Scenic Design for Oklahoma! Dean Goodman Choice Award for Scenic Design of Angels in America Arty Award for Scenic Design of Angels in America 1 9 9 9 Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award - Outstanding Set Design for a Drama - Night of the Iguana Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award - Outstanding Set Design for a Musical - Brimstone Dean Goodman Choice Award (formerly DramaLogue) for Scenic Design of Night of the Iguana 1 9 9 5 Selected Exhibitor at the Prague Quadrennial for Scenic & Costume Designs of Mad Forest (recent student works exhibit) 1 9 9 4 Selected Exhibitor at the New York Portfolio Review (Hosted by Ming Cho Lee) Plus several awards in the University level circuit from 1987 - 1993 TEACHING & GUEST ARTIST EXPERIENCE University of Miami Guest Designer & Master Class lecture (September, 2010) Guest scenic designer for Urinetown. Collaborated with and mentored students in design. Taught a Master Class on scenic design while in residence. Ohio University: Visiting Faculty (Winter and Spring Quarters, 2008) Replacing Ursula Belden, Head of Production Design & Technology for the School of Theatre in Athens, Ohio Courses taught: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Graduate Scenic Design Advanced Undergraduate Scenic Design Graduate & Undergraduate Level Model Making Graduate Level Drafting Scenic Painting for the Stage Advanced Scenery Techniques Practical Design Study Visiting Faculty, Guest Designer, and Guest Scenic Artist (Numerous Quarters, 1997-2010) Courses taught: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Graduate Scenic Design Advanced Undergraduate Scenic Design Graduate Level Drafting Undergraduate Level Drafting Scenic Painting for the Stage USITT / ACTF Keynote Speaker & student design adjudicator (2010) Gave Keynote address My Life in Post-It Notes; How to Juggle 20 Shows a Year and Keep Your Sanity for the Northwest Regional Conference in Reno 2010. Peninsula Youth Theatre Designer & Scenic Artist / Artist in Residence (1997 - current) Trained and supervised volunteer parent crews in technical direction, scenic painting and props for the past 14 years for productions I have designed. The parents are the primary work force behind creating the productions, under my supervision and guidance. Taught youth theatre classes in scenic painting and mask making in 2003 & 2004. Stanford University Guest Designer & Lecturer in Undergraduate Scenic Design (1998) Courses taught: Undergraduate Scenic Design Undergraduate Level Drafting & Model Making University of Hartford - The Hartt School: Guest Scenic Designer & Lecturer (1997- 2001) Designed several productions over 4 school years. Lectured to the School of Theatre regarding the design process for the current production. Mentored technical theatre students in scenic painting, design, and props. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School: Lecturer, Guest Scenic Designer & Scenic Artist (1996-2001) Designed several productions over 4 school years. Taught classes in technical theatre and design. Worked with and supervised student crews for the current productions in scenic painting and props. American Musical Theatre of San Jose: Taught Scenic Painting Master Class (1999) Taught a master class in scenic painting (offered to the public, 25 students) with Pete Kelley, charge artist for American Musical Theatre of San Jose. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee: Guest Scenic Designer (1995) Guest scenic designer of Cinderella. Collaborated with and mentored students in design. RELATED WORK & INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Facility Supervisor & Stagehand (1997 present) The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts has three performance spaces: a 589 seat proscenium theatre with counterweight system, a flexible seating black box theatre, and an outdoor amphitheatre with lawn seating for 300. Performed a multitude of tasks including: Supervising and aiding the client in the safe installation and operation of their production or function at the city owned facility Supervising MVCPA crew for production and work calls Supervising volunteer crews with varying skill levels Training and supervising volunteer crews on the counterweight system Stage rigging & counterweight system maintenance Building and installing scenery Hanging, circuiting, and focusing lights Programming and running the control board Designing and running lights for various productions, including dance Aiding in set up of sound equipment On-site supervision of performance operations & Interface with House Manager Repair of soft goods and scrim Maintenance and repair of lighting equipment Peninsula Youth Theatre Charge Scenic Artist & Resident Designer, Artist in Residence (1997 present) The Startlight Theatre (IL) Charge Scenic Artist (2008 present) & Resident Designer (2007 present) Esthers German Bakery Interior Renovation & Design for San Antonio Shopping Center location (2008) Chez Joel Design and draping of exterior patio walls Chicago, IL (2005) Rebuilding Together Peninsula Design of Gala and Auction Stage - Menlo Park, CA (2005) Cue Productions Interior renovation & design of Jazz Club - Concord, CA (2003) City of Martinez Design of the John Muir Amphitheatre (1018 seat outdoor theatre) Martinez, CA (2001) The Willows Theatre Production Manager (2000 - 2001), Technical Director for a few productions in 2001. San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation Scenic Artist for various murals & exhibits (1998) American Musical Theatre of San Jose Scenic Artist for all productions (1996-1998) The Cleveland Playhouse Resident Scenic Artist for all productions on both stages (1994-1995 season) Marin Theatre Company Props Master for Mississippi Delta (1995) New England Garden Show Design of the Facade for Foxhill Garden Club (1993) Berkshire Theatre Festival Assistant Props Master for the season (1992) RELATED SKILLS technical drafting model construction sculpting (foam and wood) scenic painting and techniques color theory & color mixing welding & metalwork carpentry in hard and soft woods furniture construction & restoration upholstery production management budget control shop management & safety crew supervision high organizational skills masks making prosthetics foam construction & casting millenary work dyeing & fabric painting industrial sewing & soft goods silk screening armor construction EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts in Scenic Design and in Costume Design - Ohio University - 1994 Bachelor of Science in Theatre Design & Technology - Northern Arizona University - 1990 REFERENCES contact information available upon request ROBERT KELLEY Artistic Director, Director, and Founder of TheatreWorks TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, California PHILIP SNEED Artistic Director Colorado Shakespeare Festival MICHAEL P. WEBB Artistic Director Starlight Theatre, Rockford, Illinois ALAN RUST Artistic Director of The Monomoy Theatre Head of the Acting Program The Hartt School, University of Hartford MICHAEL LINCOLN Head of Production & Design, Professor of Lighting Design & USA Lighting Designer Ohio University School of Theatre HOLLY COLE Professor of Design & USA Costume Designer Ohio University School of Theatre DAN DENHART Professor of Technical Theatre, Technical Director for School of Theater Ohio University School of Theatre USITT Vice President of Special Operations & Special Exhibit Coordinator STEVE MANNSHARDT USA Lighting Designer & former production manager for TheatreWorks in Palo Alto TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, California ALLISON CONNOR USA Costume Designer GEORGE MAGUIRE Artistic Director Solano College Theatre GEOFFREY R. STONE Harry Kalven, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor of Law The University of Chicago Law School |
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| ANDREA BECHERT SCENIC DESIGNER / SCENOGRAPHER cell: 650-533-6059 email: Andrea@ScorpionDesigns.net |
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